Showing here in Nashville 1 night only, September 20th at The Belcourt
AMERICAN MASTERS | Pearl Jam Twenty--coming in October to PBS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0gOEKnIbwA#ws)
Excerpt from Rolling Stone: Pearl Jam Twenty
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-read-an-excerpt-from-pearl-jam-twenty-20110908 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-read-an-excerpt-from-pearl-jam-twenty-20110908)
Thanks for posting the RS excerpt. Never knew how Ed met Boom...cant wait for this release!
2 more interesting articles:
http://news.yahoo.com/pearl-jam-doc-revisits-career-changing-drunken-debacle-184931693.html (http://news.yahoo.com/pearl-jam-doc-revisits-career-changing-drunken-debacle-184931693.html)
http://www.billboard.com/#/news/pearl-jam-cameron-crowe-talk-pearl-jam-twenty-1005347762.story (http://www.billboard.com/#/news/pearl-jam-cameron-crowe-talk-pearl-jam-twenty-1005347762.story)
I downloaded the 2 PJ20 shows...great stuff.
can't wait for the movie..already bought a ticket.
Quote from: bold992006 on Sep 13, 2011, 08:46 AM
I downloaded the 2 PJ20 shows...great stuff.
can't wait for the movie..already bought a ticket.
where?
I won't be going to a screening. Ticketmaster wanted a $6 service fee for a $10 ticket. The circa-1994 Vedder inside me said no.
haha nice. screw ticketmaster, i'll pass on it too and see it later or pay at the door.
RS posted another article:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jam-twenty-documentary-unearths-rare-footage-artifacts-from-bands-past-20110913 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jam-twenty-documentary-unearths-rare-footage-artifacts-from-bands-past-20110913)
A Sacramento viewing was added today. Tickets purchased. I am so freakin' excited for this!
I'm going to one of the screenings here in Sydney. Cant. Wait. :D
Quote from: Tracy 2112 on Aug 03, 2011, 02:18 PM
Showing here in Nashville 1 night only, September 20th at The Belcourt
AMERICAN MASTERS | Pearl Jam Twenty--coming in October to PBS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0gOEKnIbwA#ws)
Awesome! Thanks for the heads up, Tracy.
Cameron Crowe interview:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cameron-crowe-on-pearl-jam-twenty-we-went-about-as-personal-as-we-could-get-20110914 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cameron-crowe-on-pearl-jam-twenty-we-went-about-as-personal-as-we-could-get-20110914)
I'm bitter that there are over a hundred showings worldwide but not one in louisvile (the 15th biggest city in the US, by the way)
'Pearl Jam Twenty' Book Excerpt: '1994'
http://www.billboard.com/#/features/pearl-jam-twenty-book-excerpt-1994-1005350262.story?page=1 (http://www.billboard.com/#/features/pearl-jam-twenty-book-excerpt-1994-1005350262.story?page=1)
Great stuff here!!!
@ewind - there's still hope. They are adding screenings daily. I started a fairly aggressive email campaign to add Sacramento. Don't know if it helped (doubtful, but nice to imagine it did) but it sure made me feel better.
I'm so excited to see this film. Planning to see it this Saturday at IFC Center in NYC.
9 hours to go until screening time! Can't wait...
I loved it. Can't wait for the DVD. I loved when Stone said he had just discovered sarcasm and when he found the dirty coffee cup and the Grammy, all the parts with Matt Cameron (who wouldn't?), Release, Let Me Sleep, I could go on.
I can't wait to see it!! For those with DirecTV you can buy it starting this Saturday morning at 6am. I have it set to record and will watch Saturday night. Cant wait
Loved it.. really really well made. What a story! i can't believe it's been 20 years.
i want to see some of the bonus stuff now.
loved all the early stuff, temple of the dog and learning all the things i didn't know about them and of course the drunken mtv gig where eddie was cursing all over the place, that ruled!
I agree, I thought it was great fun, touching at times, and overall really well done. Loved the older footage, the Green River and Mother Love Bone footage especially. Loved seeing the dynamics between the band members. It's funny realizing a band (or anything, really) has been part of your consciousness for TWENTY YEARS.
Only one nitpick, not even a mention of Boom and how he came to join up with them? I know he's not an "official" band member, but sheesh, poor guy! He's been with them for years!
Also pretty sure I'm in the Philly Spectrum footage ;)
Quote from: ChiefOKONO on Sep 21, 2011, 01:36 PM
Loved it.. really really well made. What a story! i can't believe it's been 20 years.
i want to see some of the bonus stuff now.
loved all the early stuff, temple of the dog and learning all the things i didn't know about them and of course the drunken mtv gig where eddie was cursing all over the place, that ruled!
I remember watching and taping that original broadcast. Thought it was amazing and I loved their performance. I had always wondered what was going on with Eddie that night though he was out of his mind.
I thought that was an industry party or something...?
yeah maybe it was an industry show, i forget but it was pretty epic regardless!
It was on MTV, you can watch the performances on youtube. Eddie is out of his mind.
Dang, they made it sound like it was a private event that wasn't broadcast. How did they ever air that?? ;D
Ah - I see. I was confused:
Crowe begged the band to play the private release party in Los Angeles, which was to be filmed by MTV to give the film a commercial boost on its release.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/10/idUS86408943920110910 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/10/idUS86408943920110910)
I asked him if in a way, that wasn't always the point – to move beyond making "just music," to something deeper.
"Yeah" he said "but it's like catching a butterfly, you can't grab it too hard"
I love Eddie so much.
Quote from: ALady on Sep 21, 2011, 01:56 PM
Only one nitpick, not even a mention of Boom and how he came to join up with them? I know he's not an "official" band member, but sheesh, poor guy! He's been with them for years!
I read on one of the PJ boards that Boom's footage was left on the cutting room floor. It'll probably be on the DVD release.
I may be in the minority but I was pretty disappointed. It came across as an absolute puff piece, skimming over all the bits of the bands history that may not paint the members in a positive light. I mean devoting 90 seconds to the former drummers was an absolute disgrace. Both Dave's played an integral part in the bands sound on the first three records and their names are mentioned once? Come on, thats just downright disrespectful. And no real mention at all about how they make their 'art', about the process, the collaboration and the decision making. Booooo.... >:(
Could have been soooo much more...
(in saying that, I still bought the 3 disc deluxe set, so I must have liked it a bit!)
I think the real meat will be in the outtakes, but I can agree with that, Dave - it was definitely a love letter rather than a critique. They barely touched on Mike's addiction issues (despite how obvious they were just judging by his changes in appearance), and aside from mentioning that they'd transitioned from "Stone's band" to "Ed's band" they didn't really get into any major personality clashes (and you know there had to be some).
Quote from: ALady on Sep 22, 2011, 12:52 PM
I think the real meat will be in the outtakes, but I can agree with that, Dave - it was definitely a love letter rather than a critique. They barely touched on Mike's addiction issues (despite how obvious they were just judging by his changes in appearance), and aside from mentioning that they'd transitioned from "Stone's band" to "Ed's band" they didn't really get into any major personality clashes (and you know there had to be some).
It was Stones fault... ;)
Quote from: ALady on Sep 22, 2011, 12:52 PM
They barely touched on Mike's addiction issues (despite how obvious they were just judging by his changes in appearance)
How awesome was Cornell's description of McCready?
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Sep 22, 2011, 10:40 PM
Quote from: ALady on Sep 22, 2011, 12:52 PM
I think the real meat will be in the outtakes, but I can agree with that, Dave - it was definitely a love letter rather than a critique. They barely touched on Mike's addiction issues (despite how obvious they were just judging by his changes in appearance), and aside from mentioning that they'd transitioned from "Stone's band" to "Ed's band" they didn't really get into any major personality clashes (and you know there had to be some).
It was Stones fault... ;)
;D weenie, my friend and I turned to each other to say that a few times!
buy, I don't remember Cornell's description of McCready...refresh me?
Quote from: ALady on Sep 23, 2011, 12:45 PM
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Sep 22, 2011, 10:40 PM
Quote from: ALady on Sep 22, 2011, 12:52 PM
I think the real meat will be in the outtakes, but I can agree with that, Dave - it was definitely a love letter rather than a critique. They barely touched on Mike's addiction issues (despite how obvious they were just judging by his changes in appearance), and aside from mentioning that they'd transitioned from "Stone's band" to "Ed's band" they didn't really get into any major personality clashes (and you know there had to be some).
It was Stones fault... ;)
;D weenie, my friend and I turned to each other to say that a few times!
buy, I don't remember Cornell's description of McCready...refresh me?
He's a rock star. He's fucked up. He's got something truly bad inside of him and one of these days he's just going to let it out again.
I'm paraphrasing here. :)
I just finally got my PJ20 book in the mail. its awesome! 80 bucks for a DVD though, oof...
Quote from: buymycar on Sep 24, 2011, 03:30 AM
Quote from: ALady on Sep 23, 2011, 12:45 PM
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Sep 22, 2011, 10:40 PM
Quote from: ALady on Sep 22, 2011, 12:52 PM
I think the real meat will be in the outtakes, but I can agree with that, Dave - it was definitely a love letter rather than a critique. They barely touched on Mike's addiction issues (despite how obvious they were just judging by his changes in appearance), and aside from mentioning that they'd transitioned from "Stone's band" to "Ed's band" they didn't really get into any major personality clashes (and you know there had to be some).
It was Stones fault... ;)
;D weenie, my friend and I turned to each other to say that a few times!
buy, I don't remember Cornell's description of McCready...refresh me?
He's a rock star. He's fucked up. He's got something truly bad inside of him and one of these days he's just going to let it out again.
I'm paraphrasing here. :)
Huge fan of Mike
Down...
Down,... Fell by the wayside
No getting out
Down,... Cry me a river
Dried up and damned
The names,... Can be changed
But the place,... Is still the same
I am loaded, told that alls for naught
Holds me down
Rise,... Life is in motion
I'm stuck in line
Rise,... You cant be neutral
On a moving train
One day,... The symptoms fade
Think I'll throw,... these fuckin' pills away
And if hope could grow from dirt like me
It can be doneWont let the light escape from me
Pearl Jam - Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4KamgQ5EGU#)
Just had Down on earlier today! :thumbsup: Def. great stuff
For those with Comcast Cable, this film is available On-Demand for $6.99 if you havent already seen it or dont want to wait for PBS. (Go to Movies, then Same Day as Theatres)
I wish the movie were longer because it was so great and because there is a lot of material/songs to include. However, the PJ 20 book has tons of details and discusses the drummer situations every time a change was made. It's interesting that Krusen, Chamberlin, and Irons are all quoted in the book a decent amount, but Dave A is not. After reading the book, you can understand why. Jim James has two quotes in the book as well. He is the man.
I'd bet that if PJ didn't have the final approval on content or the book was written by a non fan, then there would be more gossip type stuff. Clearly Pearl Jam is not interested in that and never have been. Cameron Crowe is incredible and made a great movie. I can't wait to see the extras on the DVD.
I was disappointed in the film. It seemed to just skim over everything and not offer any real detail. Maybe being such a big PJ fan I felt I have already heard a lot of the information, but I just wished it would have gone through more info. They could have spent 2 hours on how PJ formed. That was the most interesting to me.
It did bring back a lot of memories though about that time in music. Such a great time in the early 90's. We need a film dedicated to that time of music.
PJ20 @ PBS Tonight 9pm
Thanks for the update. I been wanting to watch this. Not a big Pearl Jam fan but this seems interesting.
Just got done watching it. People said it was bad? Nothing I watch/hear/read about this band makes me like them any less. The entire time I was watching I felt guilty for feeling so strongly about them, like I was cheating on the jacket.
Quote from: ChiefOKONO on Sep 21, 2011, 01:36 PM
Loved it.. really really well made. What a story! i can't believe it's been 20 years.
i want to see some of the bonus stuff now.
loved all the early stuff, temple of the dog and learning all the things i didn't know about them and of course the drunken mtv gig where eddie was cursing all over the place, that ruled!
i'm with you...i really enjoyed seeing so much of that footage i had never seen before. :thumbsup:
So much great footage and pretty candid comments by the band. They are all very likable people with integrity while putting out incredible music. I thought the movie was outstanding, but I've been a giant PJ fan since '92. I wonder what not big fans thought of the film and the band? Any comments ophidiphobia?
Additional great comment by e_wind regarding cheating on the Jacket. I've felt like that way in reverse recently...... I feel so strongly about MMJ the past several years... just as I have about PJ all these last many, many years.
Quote from: APR on Oct 22, 2011, 11:05 PM
So much great footage and pretty candid comments by the band. They are all very likable people with integrity while putting out incredible music. I thought the movie was outstanding, but I've been a giant PJ fan since '92. I wonder what not big fans thought of the film and the band? Any comments ophidiphobia?
Additional great comment by e_wind regarding cheating on the Jacket. I've felt like that way in reverse recently...... I feel so strongly about MMJ the past several years... just as I have about PJ all these last many, many years.
I'm not a huge fan of the band. I'm only familiar with probably less than half of their studio output. But, oddly I respect them more than any band I've known. I felt that way before watching this, and this only confirmed my feeling. Ed seems like the most sincere, genuine person on this earth. Wish there were more people like him.
Quote from: APR on Oct 22, 2011, 11:05 PM
So much great footage and pretty candid comments by the band. They are all very likable people with integrity while putting out incredible music. I thought the movie was outstanding, but I've been a giant PJ fan since '92. I wonder what not big fans thought of the film and the band? Any comments ophidiphobia?
Additional great comment by e_wind regarding cheating on the Jacket. I've felt like that way in reverse recently...... I feel so strongly about MMJ the past several years... just as I have about PJ all these last many, many years.
I'm young, born only moths before PJs first show, but they have been the only band that I have loved or as long as I can remember. So, to clarify, I have always loved Ed and Co, but since my first Jacket show, MMJ has really stolen my heart. PJ and MMJ are, and always will be, my loves - with MMJ just slightly lovelier. :)
After that documentary though, I feel like PJ may be the greatest band/people of all time.
I've only seen PJ live once and it was an amazing experience. The crowd participation contributed highly to it. Watching the documentary, I enjoyed seeing the years when Eddie would climb up into the lights. I had forgotten about that. It was really interesting seeing how the band had evolved and settled into their career as well. The music was so good. When I was growing up, there were so many older rock bands that still had great careers. Now it seems as if PJ is one of the few from the glory days when rock ruled music that still have a legitimate, non nostalgic career.
From what I have read and heard (interviews), it seems like MMJ's and PJ's personalities are fairly similar..... very likable and nice people. No one in either group seems to have an ego. They just love music and making music. It's about the music period.
In addition, every time I read about a fan's encounter with a member of PJ or MMJ, it is always a positive experience for that person. The bands are full of people that appreciate their fans and seem to be happy saying saying hello.
Besides the music rocking, evolving, and constantly being incredible, the above reasons just add to my passion towards both bands.
Another similarity.....both bands have collaborated with tons of other musicians on stage or on albums. Eddie is always popping up on stage with other bands, and he invites others to join him/PJ all the time. MMJ too (Badu, Andrew Bird, PHJBand, etc.). Of course, the greatest ever is when Eddie joined MMJ for A Quick One, which is included in PJ's 2006 DVD from their Italy tour.
Fellow 10C -ers. I didn't order the Delux DVD cause I didn't have the $. Does anyone know if it will be released to public?
Quote from: e_wind on Oct 25, 2011, 11:42 AM
Fellow 10C -ers. I didn't order the Delux DVD cause I didn't have the $. Does anyone know if it will be released to public?
From my understanding it won't, it's supposed to be a limited edition. Whatever that means.
Ha limited edition DVD. Sounds like a the 10 club to me. Oh well that's what eBay is for
Quote from: e_wind on Oct 25, 2011, 12:34 PM
Ha limited edition DVD. Sounds like a the 10 club to me. Oh well that's what eBay is for
yeah, from what I gather it's sold out. I'd love to see the extra footage too- if anyone has one they can part with for the weekend, I'll pay for the shipping and return it w/ a poster...
or if someone (e_wind?) finds one on ebay and wants to split the cost, I'd be up for that. I just want to see it, don't need to own it.
I'm in The same boat. I'm just ginna upload it to iTunes and watch on apple tv anyhow
Yea, there was quite the bitching over at 10c over just how "limited" the deluxe version was. I just ordered the standard, couldnt justify $60
Quote from: APR on Oct 22, 2011, 11:05 PM
So much great footage and pretty candid comments by the band. They are all very likable people with integrity while putting out incredible music. I thought the movie was outstanding, but I've been a giant PJ fan since '92. I wonder what not big fans thought of the film and the band? Any comments ophidiphobia?
It's taken me a few sittings to get through the movie, but I really enjoyed it. I think the strength of the film lies in all the archived video footage. The footage showed the mental and physical changes that have taken place in the last 20 years. I have always been a fan of Eddie's voice but sometimes his political nature puts me off. The scene were he wore the Bush mask and then seemed shocked to the crowd's reaction justified my thoughts. I didn't realize that Vedder wasn't the original lead singer for the band. Another thing I learned was that Chris Cornell was the other singer in the Hunger Strike song. It makes sense now but I never realized it until yesterday. Overall, I reallly enjoyed the film; I thought Crowe did an excellent job. I'll probably try to find some more PJ music since I don't know much other than 10 and a few hits, any suggestions?
Quote from: ophidiophobia on Oct 25, 2011, 10:37 PM
Quote from: APR on Oct 22, 2011, 11:05 PM
So much great footage and pretty candid comments by the band. They are all very likable people with integrity while putting out incredible music. I thought the movie was outstanding, but I've been a giant PJ fan since '92. I wonder what not big fans thought of the film and the band? Any comments ophidiphobia?
It's taken me a few sittings to get through the movie, but I really enjoyed it. I think the strength of the film lies in all the archived video footage. The footage showed the mental and physical changes that have taken place in the last 20 years. I have always been a fan of Eddie's voice but sometimes his political nature puts me off. The scene were he wore the Bush mask and then seemed shocked to the crowd's reaction justified my thoughts. I didn't realize that Vedder wasn't the original lead singer for the band. Another thing I learned was that Chris Cornell was the other singer in the Hunger Strike song. It makes sense now but I never realized it until yesterday. Overall, I reallly enjoyed the film; I thought Crowe did an excellent job. I'll probably try to find some more PJ music since I don't know much other than 10 and a few hits, any suggestions?
Eddie is absolutely the original lead singer of pearl jam.
Quote from: ralph on Sep 22, 2011, 05:06 AM
I may be in the minority but I was pretty disappointed. It came across as an absolute puff piece, skimming over all the bits of the bands history that may not paint the members in a positive light. I mean devoting 90 seconds to the former drummers was an absolute disgrace. Both Dave's played an integral part in the bands sound on the first three records and their names are mentioned once? Come on, thats just downright disrespectful. And no real mention at all about how they make their 'art', about the process, the collaboration and the decision making. Booooo.... >:(
Could have been soooo much more...
(in saying that, I still bought the 3 disc deluxe set, so I must have liked it a bit!)
Just watched this a couple days ago and agree with this. They could've gone more in-depth - more info on why they went though so many drummers and their various situations, more interviews with other people (like producers talking about the recording process), instead of just Chris Cornell and old Kurt Cobain interviews, more info on each album's release and the critics/fans reaction to them. I remembered the trailer having a segment with David Lynch interviewing Eddie and they ended up cutting him almost entirely out. I guess they wanted to keep this 2 hours long, but they could've benefitted from a longer film. Tom Petty's Running Down A Dream film is a good example of a long, detailed film about a band. How much bonus content is on the 3 disc version?
I'm still waiting on my blueray deluxe edition. If they don't talk about the drummers that came and went then I'm going to be let down. If they don't have footage of the sound check of "Present Tense" from the 97 show in San Francisco why even bother with this piece of shit?
I guess I've just come to the realization that it's going to be us bitching about MMJ's DVD in 10 years. I'll be like......"No footage of THE PLANITARIUM SHOW" WTF!!! ;D
ya know, I've made a lot of bad mistakes with pearl jam and eddie vedder in the past, but those days are over... Ive seen MMJ & Co 20+ times now, and from now on Eddie and PJ shows will take precedence, no matter the price. Or, however many MMJ shows I have to miss for that matter. I missed 1 PJ show in 2010 for MMJ, 1 EV show for MMJ in 2011, and PJ(motherfuc.kin)20 for MMJ on 2011. I love MMJ more than anything, but they're young compared to PJ...
Quote from: e_wind on Oct 28, 2011, 12:25 AM
ya know, I've made a lot of bad mistakes with pearl jam and eddie vedder in the past, but those days are over... Ive seen MMJ & Co 20+ times now, and from now on Eddie and PJ shows will take precedence, no matter the price. Or, however many MMJ shows I have to miss for that matter. I missed 1 PJ show in 2010 for MMJ, 1 EV show for MMJ in 2011, and PJ(motherfuc.kin)20 for MMJ on 2011. I love MMJ more than anything, but they're young compared to PJ...
The last time I saw PJ (actually, it was the night before MMJ @ Radio City) I went into the show thinking "This might be my last PJ show" but left the show thinking "Holy crap I need to see them more". Unfortunately I couldn't attend their shows that closed out the Spectrum, but I will definitely be grabbing some tix for their next time in Philly.
Finally got around to watching my copy of PJ20. A very enjoyable two hours, but I must agree with those that say this is no more than a glorified puff piece. Any conflict mentioned in the film is solved within a minute or two. Losing the band to Eddie must have really hurt Stone, but we really don't hear much about how either party feels about it, just that it happened.
The strength of the film lies in its amazing archival footage and superb editing. But those looking for a strong narrative might want to look elsewhere. For fans of Pearl Jam however, this is a must-watch, and I'm still glad I purchased it.
here's a stream if you want to watch it:
http://www.megavideo.com/v/7JX76C7F7ff05caf86faa6492affcf7a77289bfd2 (http://www.megavideo.com/v/7JX76C7F7ff05caf86faa6492affcf7a77289bfd2)
also free webcast from argentina tonight at 7pm EST:
There will be a radio broadcast of the Argentina show.
To listen to it, you have to go to this site: http://www.fmrockandpop.com (http://www.fmrockandpop.com) and click on the little mic logo on the left column, where it says "en vivo". That's it!
First they announced it was going to be HD video but then they took that back and now we know it's just audio, but hey, that's good enough!
The show starts at 9:00pm argentina time, that's 7:00pm Eastern.
IMPORTANT:
Use Internet Explorer or Firefox... Chrome just can't handle it, no matter how many plug ins it makes you install it sux.
You will be able to listen from anywhere in the world, no problems there.
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This 2011 Canadian tour poster is only one of many awesome prizes up for grabs in the Pearl Jam Sirius XM contest. It runs through January 2. Enter here: http://bitly.com/pjsiriusxm (http://bitly.com/pjsiriusxm)
Might possibly be my favorite band-related poster design........